Items Tagged with 'public works'

The first modern Golden Age of federal public works investment involved building the nation-changing Interstate Highway System starting in 1956, declared finished in 1992. What many considered the second was developed by the Biden administration and authorized by Congress to renew transportation infrastructure and propel transition to.more energy sources—but its fate now is unclear.

Mark Pestrella wasn’t born with a passion for public service, but, as in a proverbial coming-of-age story, fire transformed him at the age of 17.

Potrero Canyon spans 46 acres of steep slopes along the coastline of the Pacific Palisades. A series of landslides have long plagued homes and properties around the coastal bluffs of the canyon as far back as the 1950s.

Share of city agency awards to minority- and women-owned business enterprises lags behind city goals, says the NYC comptroller’s office.

Whether you consider California to be paradise, dystopia or both, the state is certain to be the beneficiary of the largest share of federal funding from the $1.2-trillion infrastructure act, about $45 billion.

Currently, work is progressing on 73 projects totaling $562 million, according to the city.

A look at two contrasting lives and what they say about a growing city and its state voters.

Experts foresee enough construction work to hold off recession fears in the coming year, particularly in transportation.

Engineer shooter's motive still not certain in May 31 rampage that killed 11 agency employees and a contractor.